clang
verb (used without object)
to give out a loud, resonant sound, as that produced by a large bell or two heavy pieces of metal striking together.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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That great steel and aluminium beast, the Land Rover Defender, and its ancestors have been clanging and clunking their way off the production line at Solihull since 1948.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 11, 2015